HR 1151 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005

Introduced Mar 8, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Dave Weldon R-FL

Latest action · Mar 10, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMar 8, 2005
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal judicial code to extend habeas corpus protections to persons who are subject to a court order authorizing or directing the withholding or withdrawal of food, fluids, or medical treatment necessary to sustain the person's life.

Deems persons having custody in such cases to encompass parties so authorized or directed. States that there shall be no requirement to produce the body of the incapacitated person at the hearing.

Exempts from this Act those cases in which the incapacitated person indisputably executed a written advance directive while having capacity that clearly authorized the withholding or withdrawal of food, fluids, or necessary medical treatment.

Defines "incapacitated person" to mean an individual presently incapable of making relevant decisions concerning the provision, withholding, or withdrawal of food, fluids, or medical treatment under applicable State law.

Cosponsors 138

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2005 to Apr 6, 2005; 62 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-WV	Alan B. Mollohan	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-FL	Ander Crenshaw	Original	Mar 8, 2005
D-MI	Bart Stupak	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-SC	Bob Inglis	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-IN	Chris Chocola	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-CA	Christopher Cox	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-FL	Cliff Stearns	Original	Mar 8, 2005
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-VA	Eric Cantor	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-OK	Ernest J. Istook Jr.	Original	Mar 8, 2005
D-MS	Gene Taylor	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-KY	Geoff Davis	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-MN	Gil Gutknecht	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-IL	Henry J. Hyde	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-FL	Jeff Miller	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-KS	Jim Ryun	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-VA	Jo Ann Davis	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-AZ	John B. Shadegg	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-FL	John L. Mica	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-IN	John N. Hostettler	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-OK	John Sullivan	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-CA	John T. Doolittle	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-FL	Lincoln Diaz-Balart	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-CO	Marilyn N. Musgrave	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-IN	Mark E. Souder	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-WI	Mark Green	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-MN	Mark R. Kennedy	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-PA	Melissa A. Hart	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-FL	Michael Bilirakis	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-IN	Michael E. Sodrel	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-PA	Michael G. Fitzpatrick	Original	Mar 8, 2005
D-NC	Mike McIntyre	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-IN	Mike Pence	Original	Mar 8, 2005
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-FL	Ric Keller	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-AZ	Rick Renzi	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-MO	Roy Blunt	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-TX	Sam Johnson	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-NJ	Scott Garrett	Original	Mar 8, 2005
D-TX	Solomon P. Ortiz	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-OH	Steve Chabot	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-IA	Steve King	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-CO	Thomas G. Tancredo	Original	Mar 8, 2005
D-PA	Tim Holden	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-FL	Tom Feeney	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-NC	Virginia Foxx	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-MO	W. Todd Akin	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-CA	Wally Herger	Original	Mar 8, 2005
R-FL	Adam H. Putnam		Mar 10, 2005
R-PA	Bill Shuster		Mar 10, 2005
D-NY	Carolyn McCarthy		Mar 10, 2005
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		Mar 10, 2005
R-GA	Charles W. Norwood		Mar 10, 2005
R-UT	Chris Cannon		Mar 10, 2005
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson		Mar 10, 2005
R-PA	Curt Weldon		Mar 10, 2005
R-IN	Dan Burton		Mar 10, 2005
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher		Mar 10, 2005
R-MI	Dave Camp		Mar 10, 2005
R-CA	Duncan Hunter		Mar 10, 2005
R-KY	Ed Whitfield		Mar 10, 2005
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.		Mar 10, 2005
D-MO	Ike Skelton		Mar 10, 2005
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry		Mar 10, 2005
D-IL	Jerry F. Costello		Mar 10, 2005
D-IL	Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.		Mar 10, 2005
R-PA	John E. Peterson		Mar 10, 2005
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		Mar 10, 2005
R-MN	John Kline		Mar 10, 2005
R-NY	John M. McHugh		Mar 10, 2005
R-TX	John R. Carter		Mar 10, 2005
R-IL	John Shimkus		Mar 10, 2005
R-FL	Katherine Harris		Mar 10, 2005
R-TX	Louie Gohmert		Mar 10, 2005
R-GA	Nathan Deal		Mar 10, 2005
R-NY	Peter T. King		Mar 10, 2005
R-GA	Phil Gingrey		Mar 10, 2005
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall		Mar 10, 2005
R-OH	Ralph Regula		Mar 10, 2005
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer		Mar 10, 2005
R-KY	Ron Lewis		Mar 10, 2005
R-AL	Spencer Bachus		Mar 10, 2005
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch		Mar 10, 2005
R-PA	Tim Murphy		Mar 10, 2005
R-OK	Tom Cole		Mar 10, 2005
R-IA	Tom Latham		Mar 10, 2005
R-GA	Tom Price		Mar 10, 2005
R-VA	Virgil H. Goode Jr.		Mar 10, 2005
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Mar 14, 2005
D-LA	Charlie Melancon		Mar 14, 2005
D-MI	Dale E. Kildee		Mar 14, 2005
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		Mar 14, 2005
R-KY	Harold Rogers		Mar 14, 2005
R-GA	Jack Kingston		Mar 14, 2005
R-NV	Jim Gibbons		Mar 14, 2005
R-IA	Jim Nussle		Mar 14, 2005
R-NJ	Jim Saxton		Mar 14, 2005
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		Mar 14, 2005
R-NJ	Mike Ferguson		Mar 14, 2005
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Mar 14, 2005
D-AL	Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.		Mar 14, 2005
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		Mar 15, 2005
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings		Mar 15, 2005
R-CA	George Radanovich		Mar 15, 2005
R-IL	Jerry Weller		Mar 15, 2005
D-NY	Michael R. McNulty		Mar 15, 2005
R-AL	Mike Rogers		Mar 15, 2005
R-WI	Paul D. Ryan		Mar 15, 2005
R-LA	Richard H. Baker		Mar 15, 2005
R-CA	Richard W. Pombo		Mar 15, 2005
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Mar 15, 2005
R-TN	William L. Jenkins		Mar 15, 2005
R-WY	Barbara Cubin		Apr 6, 2005
D-TN	Bart Gordon		Apr 6, 2005
R-CO	Bob Beauprez		Apr 6, 2005
R-LA	Bobby Jindal		Apr 6, 2005
D-IL	Danny K. Davis		Apr 6, 2005
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Apr 6, 2005
R-AL	Jo Bonner		Apr 6, 2005
R-NE	Lee Terry		Apr 6, 2005
D-TN	Lincoln Davis		Apr 6, 2005
R-LA	Rodney Alexander		Apr 6, 2005
R-VA	Thelma D. Drake		Apr 6, 2005
R-KS	Todd Tiahrt		Apr 6, 2005

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Mar 8, 2005
	Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee	Referred Mar 10, 2005

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 10, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 8, 2005Introduced in House
Mar 8, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H993-994)
Mar 8, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H1731	Bart Stupak D-MI	Mar 20, 2005
House	Debate and remarks H1270	Joseph R. Pitts R-PA	Mar 10, 2005
House	Debate and remarks H1205	Joseph R. Pitts R-PA	Mar 9, 2005
House	Debate and remarks H993	Dave Weldon R-FL	Mar 8, 2005

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 4

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 109-91	H.R. 3206, THE CREDIT UNION CHARTER CHOICE ACT267 pages	Financial Services Committee	May 11, 2006
Serial No. 109-38	REVIEW OF CREDIT UNION TAX EXEMPTION226 pages	Ways and Means Committee	Nov 3, 2005
Serial No. 109-36	FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORY RELIEF: THE REGULATORS' VIEWS301 pages	Financial Services Committee	Jun 9, 2005
Serial No. 109-68	FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND THOSE WHO CANNOT CARE FOR THEMSELVES: WHAT ARE THEIR RIGHTS AND OUR RESPONSIBILITIES?121 pages	Oversight and Government Reform Committee	Apr 19, 2005

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 539	Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005	Related bill	Mar 8, 2005
S 653	A bill for the relief of the family of Theresa Marie Schiavo.	Related bill	Mar 20, 2005
S 686	A bill to provide for the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo.	Related bill	Mar 21, 2005
HR 1332	Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005	Related bill	Mar 20, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide the protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 8, 2005Introduced in House

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